Our Purpose Statement: (Why we exist)
We are here to welcome teenagers to worship and walk with Jesus Christ and to witness to those around them.
- Welcome Teenagers: We want to introduce teens to Jesus and to new friends at youth group.
- Worship Jesus Christ: Jesus is the center of our lives. Through Jesus Christ we are restored to a right relationship with God, whom we were created to worship. Everything we do, whether in word or action, should be done as an act of worship to God.
- Walk with Jesus Christ: Jesus promised his disciples that he wouldn’t leave them or abandon them… and he didn’t. The Holy Spirit lives within each Christian and empowers us to walk with God and to become more like Jesus Christ.
- Witness: As we grow more like Jesus Christ, people will notice. We want to encourage and equip teenagers to walk with God faithfully (at home, school, with friends, etc.) in way that starts conversations about who God is, what He’s done, and the difference Jesus Christ really made in our lives.
Our Foundations: (What’s most important to us?)
- Atmosphere of Love: Loving God with all we’ve got & Loving others as ourselves.
- Biblical Group Image: Have fun, make friends, but remember it’s all about Jesus.
- Consistent Contact: We want to enter students’ lives to show them Christ’s love and to coach them to walk faithfully with Him.
- Right Understanding of Christ: People have lots of opinions about Jesus… but what the Bible says Jesus is what’s ultimately important.
- Prayer Dependence: We pray because we’re dependent upon God, not because we’re independent.
- Communication of the Word: The whole Bible is entirely God’s Word and was given to us as our source of Truth and roadmap for life. The Bible is not outdated, but is very relevant to our daily lives today, and that is reflected in our teaching at youth group.
7 Vital Signs for Spiritual Health: (taken from Andy Stanly & Stuart Hall’s book, The 7 Checkpoints)
- Authentic Faith: God can be trusted. He will do all he has promised to do.
- Spiritual Disciplines: When you see as God sees, you will do as God does.
- Moral Boundaries: Purity paves the way to intimacy.
- Healthy Friendships: Your friendships help determine the direction and quality of your life.
- Wise Choices: Walk wisely.
- Ultimate Authority: Maximum freedom is found under God’s authority.
- Others First: When you make yourself nothing, you’re really something.
